Nissan has opened orders for a 52kWh battery option on its all-electric LEAF, built at the company’s plant in Sunderland, England, adding a lower-cost entry point to the range following the launch of a 75kWh version earlier this year.
The 52kWh LEAF offers a range of up to 280 miles (Worldwide Harmonised Light Vehicle Test Procedure, WLTP) on a single charge and starts at £28,849, a price that includes the UK government’s full £3,750 Electric Car Grant (ECG). The battery option is available on the Engage and Advance grades, priced at £28,849 and £30,849, respectively.
According to Aditya Moorthy, product manager at Nissan Motor Great Britain (NMGB), the 52kWh option is “designed for everyday driving” and combines “confident electric performance with the comfort, technology and practicality customers expect from LEAF.”
Both grades come with 18-inch alloy wheels, dual 12.3-inch display screens, an 11kW onboard charger, e-Pedal step, and Intelligent Around View Monitor with a 360-degree, 8-point camera system. The Advance grade adds Intelligent Cruise Control with Stop & Go and ProPilot Assist with Navi Link, which combines intelligent cruise control, lane assist and distance control, alongside Nissan’s connected services suite covering route planning, remote control functions, battery management and vehicle health monitoring.
The 52kWh model sits alongside the existing 75kWh LEAF, which offers up to 387 miles of WLTP range and is available across four grades, Engage, Engage+, Advance and Evolve, priced between £32,249 and £36,249.
Right-hand-drive LEAF production has begun at Nissan’s Sunderland manufacturing plant, with 52kWh cars due to arrive at UK dealerships later this summer.
The current, third-generation LEAF was fully redesigned and re-engineered from its predecessors. Nissan says it has sold close to 700,000 LEAF units worldwide since the model’s debut in 2010 as one of the first mass-market electric vehicles.
